VeloPin is a web app — there's nothing to download from an app store. You can use it straight from your phone's browser. But if you'd rather have a tap-to-open icon on your home screen that launches full-screen, like a normal app, you can add one in a couple of taps. This is called installing a PWA (Progressive Web App), and it takes about ten seconds.
You get the home-screen icon and the full-screen experience, but VeloPin still updates itself instantly in the background — there's never an app update to install, and it works the same on iPhone, iPad and Android.
Install on iPhone & iPad
On iOS, adding a site to the home screen only works in Safari — Apple doesn't allow it from Chrome or from in-app browsers (the one that opens when you tap a link inside Instagram, Facebook, etc.). So if you're reading this somewhere else, open velopin.bike in Safari first.
- Open velopin.bike in Safari.
- Tap the Share button — the square with an arrow pointing up, in the bottom toolbar (or top-right on iPad).
- Scroll down the share sheet and tap Add to Home Screen.
- Tap Add in the top corner. The VeloPin icon appears on your home screen.
VeloPin also shows a small hint at the bottom of the screen on iOS pointing you to the Share button — tap it any time, or dismiss it with the ✕.
Install on Android
On Android, use Chrome (Edge and most Chromium browsers work too). VeloPin usually offers to install itself:
- Open velopin.bike in Chrome.
- When the Add / install banner appears at the bottom, tap it and confirm.
- No banner? Tap the ⋮ menu (top-right) and choose Install app (or Add to Home screen). Confirm.
The icon lands on your home screen and in your app drawer, and opens VeloPin full-screen without the browser bars.
Using it day to day
Once it's on your home screen, tapping the icon opens straight into the planner. Sign in and your saved routes sync across devices — plan on your laptop on Tuesday, open the same route on your phone on Saturday morning before you roll out.
A note on what this is for: VeloPin is a planning tool. The home-screen app is the fast way to plan, check the surface, run Ride Radar for the weather and preview the route — not turn-by-turn navigation for the ride itself. The actual riding still runs best on your Garmin, Wahoo or Hammerhead head unit, which is exactly where VeloPin's waypoint export is built to land correctly. See how VeloPin works for the full picture.
Why not a native app? Staying on the web means no app-store wait, no separate update to install, and the same VeloPin on every device. The home-screen install gives you the app-like feel without any of that overhead.
Troubleshooting
If you don't see Add to Home Screen on iPhone, you're almost certainly not in Safari — in-app browsers and Chrome on iOS can't add to the home screen. Open the page in Safari and try again. On Android, if the install option is missing, make sure you're on velopin.bike in Chrome and reload the page. Already installed? The option won't show again — check your home screen.